Jordan Jody Baxter has it bad, her mom hates her, her best friend betrayed her, and to top it off she was just expelled from school. Down on her luck she runs away to spend the summer with her aunt and her family, where she meets the aloof, small town artist Sohei Murata. Out of a blooming friendship, a new seed is planted The last thing Sohei Murata needed was trouble, and yet it came in a small package called Jody. However, the more he tries to avoid her the more he finds her entwined in his life. Can she help him close the lid on his dark past?

A little girl enjoys the activities of a warm summer day and night.

The Greatest urban novel ever written by AWARD which is soon to become his best seller. A street meets college story about issues which affect to many college students today but isn't being addressed. That is, until now. AWARD brings reality home is his most ambitous effort to date.

“Inventive, sumptuous recipes” from the writer of the award-winning food blog Harvest and Honey, a Saveur Best Blog finalist (Sonja Overhiser, author of Pretty Simple Cooking). Showcasing the flavors and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains: With over seventy delectable recipes and eighty stunning photographs organized by seasons, Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest is an evocative cookbook rooted in Appalachian ingredients and flavors that takes readers and cooks deep into the heart and soul of America. Lauren McDuffie uses modern cooking techniques to transform traditional comfort food with a mountain sensibility into inspired meals and menus for anyone. Each chapter opens with storytelling that echoes the folklore and tall tales of the region. Beautiful color photographs capture mouthwatering dishes for all occasions—from morning beverages to a show-stopping berry buckle—as well as the tools, fruits, flowers, and scenery of life in the Mountain South. From the mountains of southwestern Virginia, Lauren McDuffie is a writer, food stylist, photographer, and creator of the blog Harvest and Honey. Menu suggestions and wine pairings encompass a variety of meal occasions, from small plates to soups, salads, mains, sides, drinks, dessert, along with tips and techniques on canning, pickling, and preserving. Mouthwatering recipes include Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Pickled Pepper Vinaigrette, Slow-Roasted Onion and Golden Apple Soup, Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine Compote, Drunken Short Ribs with Smoky Gouda Grits and Mountain Gremolata, Pan-Seared Carrots with Bourbon-Maple Glaze, Triple Orange Cake with Honey-Lavender Buttercream, and many more. “[An] intimate and charmingly rendered collection of inspiring recipes.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

This "blook" preserves the musings on media and memory that Elayne Zalis posted on her blog, VirtualDayz, from June 27, 2005, to July 15, 2006 (see http: //www.virtualdayz. blogspot.com/). Both private and public archives inspire her reflections, which explore media in transition, a range that encompasses film, video, print, digital arts, and the Web. She is interested in what artists and writers are doing and in what critics and scholars are saying

A guide to authentic arts and agricultural experiences in North Carolina.

Ballad of the Haiku Love Giantsoff to war they went to fight the sunday times in heart shaped robes"A brilliant collection of western haiku, aimed at finding a little truth beyond the bells and whistles. This book is a wonderful reminder of how our perspective can change the world. These poems are a must for any nightstand!" -Joseph Austin, Author of The Garden